Digital camera and image capturing method
US8994847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2101/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable device and image processing method for the device are disclosed. The method includes sensing an image, performing an eye-gazing detection process on the image to detect an eye-gazing direction of at least one eye of at least one object in the image, determining whether the eye-gazing direction meets a gazing criterion, wherein the gazing criterion defines a specific angle of the eye-gazing direction of the at least one eye of the at least one object with respect to the portable device, and wherein the eye-gazing direction is determined by analyzing pupils of the at least one eye, and triggering an application of the portable device in response to the eye-gazing direction meeting the gazing criterion.
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